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CHAPTER              Special Purpose Books II
                      CHAPTER

                         11                —Other Books







                                  MEANING OF KEY TERMS USED IN THE CHAPTER

                       1.  Purchases Book    It is a subsidiary book in which goods purchased on credit are recorded.
                       2.  Purchases Return   It is a subsidiary book in which returns outward,  i.e., returns of goods
                        Book                 purchased on credit is recorded.
                       3.  Sales Book        It is a subsidiary book in which goods sold on credit are recorded.
                       4.  Sales Return Book   It is a subsidiary book in which returns inward, i.e., returns of goods sold on
                                             credit are recorded.
                       5.  Journal Proper    It is a book in which transactions that are not recorded in any of the other
                                             Subsidiary Books, are recorded.
                       6.  Debit Note        It is the document prepared to debit the account of the person.
                                             For example, purchaser of goods prepares a Debit Note when goods are
                                             returned to the seller.
                       7.  Credit Note       It is the document prepared to credit the account of the person.
                                             For example, seller of goods prepares a Credit Note when goods are returned
                                             by the purchaser.
                       8.  Trade Discount    Trade discount is the discount allowed by the seller to the buyer on
                                             purchase of goods in large quantity. It is recorded in the Purchases Book and
                                             Sales Book. But, in the ledger, purchases and sales are accounted at net amount.

                                                  CHAPTER SUMMARY

                        Table showing the Nature of Transactions Recorded in Subsidiary Books and their
                                                  Effect on Ledger Accounts
                       Name of the Book   Nature of Transaction Entered   Effect on Ledger Accounts
                                                                   Debit (Dr.)           Credit (Cr.)
                     1.  Cash Book   All cash and bank transactions.   Cash and Bank A/c for receipts of   Cash and Bank A/c for Payments
                                                          Cash and Cheques.       of Cash and Cheque.
                     2.  Purchases   All credit purchases of goods.   Purchases A/c   Suppliers’ A/cs
                        Book
                     3.  Sales Book   All credit sale of goods.   Customers’ A/cs   Sales A/c
                     4.  Purchases    All returns of goods purchased   Suppliers’ A/cs   Purchases Return/Returns
                        Return Book   by us from suppliers.                       Outward A/c
                     5.  Sales Return    All returns of goods sold by us   Sales Return/Returns Inward A/c  Customers’ A/cs
                        Book       to customers.
                     6.  Journal Proper  All such transactions that cannot  Account affected by transactions.  Account affected by transactions.
                                   be entered in the above five books.
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